Phainopepla - Phainopepla nitens

Male Phainopepla birds are quite beautiful with their glossy dark feathers, crest and red eyes. The female is more gray. They are found in arid woodlands and deserts in southwestern U.S. and Mexico. They mainly eat flying insects and fruit. One of the fruits they eat is the desert mistletoe. This fruit is the major part of their diet in the fall and winter.

Adult

Male 02/19/2010 - Visitor's Center, Joshua Tree National Park, CA Male 02/19/2010 - Visitor's Center, Joshua Tree National Park, CA	Male 02/19/2010 - Visitor's Center, Joshua Tree National Park, CA Male 02/19/2010 - Visitor's Center, Joshua Tree National Park, CA	Male 02/19/2010 - Visitor's Center, Joshua Tree National Park, CA Male 02/19/2010 - Visitor's Center, Joshua Tree National Park, CA
Male 02/23/2012 - McDowell Mt. Park, AZ Male 02/23/2012 - McDowell Mt. Park, AZ	Male 03/07/2011 - Salton Sea Visitor Center, CA Male 03/07/2011 - Salton Sea Visitor Center, CA	Male 03/07/2011 - Salton Sea Visitor Center, CA Male 03/07/2011 - Salton Sea Visitor Center, CA
Female 03/07/2011 - Joshua Tree National Park, CA Female 03/07/2011 - Joshua Tree National Park, CA	Female 03/07/2011 - Joshua Tree National Park, CA Female 03/07/2011 - Joshua Tree National Park, CA

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